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Abstract expressionism

Abstract Expressionism established itself as one of the major turning points in twentieth-century art, emerging in New York in the 1940s around what would become known as the New York School.

Driven by figures as diverse as Jackson Pollock and his gestural dripping technique, Mark Rothko and his meditative fields of color, or Willem de Kooning and his energetic compositions oscillating between figuration and abstraction, the movement marked a decisive break with European traditions by placing spontaneity of gesture, monumental scale, and a direct physical relationship between painter and canvas at the heart of artistic practice.

Drawing on Surrealist explorations of automatism and the unconscious, it transformed painting into a space for experimentation in which color, material, and movement ceased to serve representation and instead became an autonomous language carrying an unprecedented emotional and existential intensity.

This shift in the center of gravity of Western art toward New York also represented the affirmation of an American cultural identity on the international stage, whose impact would resonate throughout contemporary artistic creation.

On Artsper, this selection brings together contemporary works that extend this foundational legacy through lyrical abstraction, gestural energy, and chromatic explorations, reflecting the enduring vitality of a movement that profoundly transformed our understanding of what painting can be.

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Painting, Winter Strory, Anna Selina

Winter Strory

Anna Selina

Painting . 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,900

Painting, Chaos, Olya Kravchenko

Chaos

Olya Kravchenko

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch

€720

Painting, Silent Echos, Poovi Art

Silent Echos

Poovi Art

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€506

Painting, Yellow, Milada Dureckova

Yellow

Milada Dureckova

Painting . 130 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 35.4 x 1 inch

€1,195

Painting, Bouquet, Ludmila Budanov

Bouquet

Ludmila Budanov

Painting . 78.7 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting . 31 x 40 x 2 inch

€1,807

Painting, Allegria, Claudia Cabboi

Allegria

Claudia Cabboi

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€250

Painting, Tornado 1, Bill Stone

Tornado 1

Bill Stone

Painting . 61 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 24 x 48 x 2 inch

€2,078

Painting, Freedom Soul, Anamaria Cepoi

Freedom Soul

Anamaria Cepoi

Painting . 110 x 89.9 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,997

Painting, Details I, Lyudmyla Davydenko

Details I

Lyudmyla Davydenko

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Painting, Time Span, Karen Hale

Time Span

Karen Hale

Painting . 30.5 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting . 12 x 40 x 1.5 inch

€1,355

Painting, Catene (Rosa), Poka

Catene (Rosa)

Poka

Painting . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€250

Painting, Claim 194, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 194

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€550

Painting, Minimalism, Tomo Sakurai

Minimalism

Tomo Sakurai

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Painting, The Effect, Tanya Lytko

The Effect

Tanya Lytko

Painting . 95 x 195 x 0.3 cm Painting . 37.4 x 76.8 x 0.1 inch

€3,900

Painting, Brouhaha, Emmanuelle Vroelant

Brouhaha

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,600

Painting, Pourpre, Emily Starck

Pourpre

Emily Starck

Painting . 105 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 41.3 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

Painting, Cy Yellow Boat, Emily Starck

Cy Yellow Boat

Emily Starck

Painting . 70 x 115 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 45.3 x 1.2 inch

€2,800

Painting, Pure Emotion, Emily Starck

Pure Emotion

Emily Starck

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

Painting, My inner world, Emily Starck

My inner world

Emily Starck

Painting . 100 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

Painting, Green Nature, Emily Starck

Green Nature

Emily Starck

Painting . 110 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,800

Painting, L4/L5, Milena Makani

L4/L5

Milena Makani

Painting . 30 x 42 cm Painting . 11.8 x 16.5 inch

€572

Painting, Revival, Viktoria Ganhao

Revival

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€800

Painting, Untitled 64, Eva Pacheco

Untitled 64

Eva Pacheco

Painting . 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,400

Painting, Equilibrium, Andriy Klishyn

Equilibrium

Andriy Klishyn

Painting . 100 x 85 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Painting, Blue January, Emily Starck

Blue January

Emily Starck

Painting . 57 x 64 x 3 cm Painting . 22.4 x 25.2 x 1.2 inch

€950

Painting, Calming Blue, Suzanne Vaughan

Calming Blue

Suzanne Vaughan

Painting . 101.6 x 137.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 40 x 54 x 0.1 inch

€2,168

Painting, B&W II, Rudolf Wiesinger

B&W II

Rudolf Wiesinger

Painting . 54 x 64 x 0.1 cm Painting . 21.3 x 25.2 x 0 inch

€350

Painting, Diversion, Viktoria Ganhao

Diversion

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting . 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,300

Painting, Bouquet, Viktoria Ganhao

Bouquet

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting . 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,600

Painting, Timeleap X, Minseok Kang

Timeleap X

Minseok Kang

Painting . 96.7 x 164.8 x 3 cm Painting . 38.1 x 64.9 x 1.2 inch

€8,300

Painting, Cosmos, Irina Danilova

Cosmos

Irina Danilova

Painting . 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€1,200

Painting, Euphoria, Emily Starck

Euphoria

Emily Starck

Painting . 135 x 110 x 3 cm Painting . 53.1 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

€4,500

Painting, Echo, Weronika Dylag

Echo

Weronika Dylag

Painting . 100 x 85 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 33.5 x 1.6 inch

€2,200

Painting, Blue Lagoon, Simona Sedlakova

Blue Lagoon

Simona Sedlakova

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,450

Painting, December, Emily Starck

December

Emily Starck

Painting . 110 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,200

Painting, Orange sun, Saho art

Orange sun

Saho art

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

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